TEST 2 (CAE SAMPLE)

The biggest financial worries are mortgages followed by utility bills

For several years utilities that provide drinking water have kept emergency pumps on standby

(the company provides) a service that is used by the public, such as an electricity or gas supply

Under such conditions, a common medium of exchange would have no utility at all

formal

the usefulness of something, esp in a practical way

I recommend this innovative utility tool that can handle all sorts of cutting projects.

before noun

versatile; designed to be useful rather than attractive

microclimate

an area in which the weather is usually different from the areas around it

“Hàm Cá Mập” is soon disused and superseded by another higher tower

no longer being used

The union is the largest in the country and in this/that regard is best placed to serve its members

in this particular way

There is no problem as regards the financial arrangements.

= in/with regard to

in connection with

a visitor to somewhere

someone who visits somewhere

whatever it takes

(to do) all that is necessary

In a way to LA, we traversed New York for a few days

formal

to travel or move through an area

The book cover had a picture of a dove superimposed on a battle scene.

to put especially a picture, words, etc. on top of something else, especially another picture, words, etc., so that what is in the lower position can still be seen, heard, etc..

If he keeps doing stuff like that he's going to wind up in prison!

to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do

Ethan Zuckerman is excited by the possibilities the web provides for linking far-flung populations

used to refer to places that are a great distance away, or something that is spread over a very large area:

He remembered the old adage "Look before you leap".

a wise saying

The saying that our generation is brainrot is corroborated judging by topical Tiktok trends

to confirm; to add proof to an account, statement,… with new information

We underestimate the destructiveness of war at our peril.

do something at one’s peril

to do something that might be very dangerous for you

a computer geek

a person who is knowledgeable about and obsessively interested in a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of specialist or niche interest

She fronts a large IT company.

to lead an organization or group of musicians

The kitchen has oak cabinets fronted with glass.

If a building is fronted with something, its surface is covered with it

The music was a constant presence in our lives

used to describe something happens all time or is always there

Once we played crazy golf in a howling gale

(of the wind) blowing hard and making a lot of noise

There was an undignified scramble for seats on the train.

making you look silly and lose people's respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm

The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.

to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly

Later, in a cozy hut, sporting a patch over the sorer of my eyes, I have to admit that it probably is

wear or display a patch, often on clothing, in a noticeable way

Macquarie Island: a sliver of land conjured abruptly from the vast wilderness of the Southern Ocean

to make something appear by magic, or as if by magic

Pope Francis made great efforts to save people in wretched conditions, especially children, in his lifetime

unpleasant or of low quality

I think I must be coming down with flu - I've been feeling wretched all day.

feeling very ill or very unhappy

pebble

His eyes glistened with tears.

to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface

As an MC, I made a blunder by pronouncing a chairman’s name wrongly

a serious mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking

In the darkness, I saw Jennie blundering out of a room as silent as the grave

to move in an awkward way

His mother blundered by allowing him to go outside without anyone’s company

to make a serious mistake, usually because of not taking care or thinking

goggles

The bay is well known as a safe anchorage.

a place where a boat is or can be anchored

The island flora has been overgrazed and reduced to stubble

the short stems left after a crop such as wheat has been cut